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How do you add 4 1/2 + 5 7/8?

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Oct 20, 2015

$10 \frac{3}{8}$ $10 3/8$

Explanation:

$= \frac{9}{2} + \frac{47}{8}$ $= 9/2 + 47/8$

$= \frac{(9 \times 8) + (47 \times 2)}{2 \times 8}$ $= ((9 × 8) + (47 × 2)) / (2 × 8)$

$= \frac{72 + 94}{16}$ $= (72 + 94) / 16$

$= \frac{166}{16}$ $= 166/16$

$= \frac{83}{8}$ $= 83/8$

$= 10 \frac{3}{8}$ $= 10 3/8$

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